Track-clearing equipment



L. P. CHICOINE. TRACK CLEAR|NG EQUIPMENT. APPLICATION FILED JuLY 3.1919.

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LOU/5 l? C'H/C//Vf ATTORNEY L. P. C-HLCOINE. TRACK CLEARING EQUIPMENT.

APPLICATION FlLED IUL^Y 3,19l9.

Patented Nov. 8, 1921.

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INVENTH 1.00/5 P U//IC//VE BY //y di ATTORNEY WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS PHILIP CHIGOINE, OF VAUDREUIL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

TRACK-CLEARING EQUIPMENT.

To all whoml t may concern:

Be it known that I, Louis PHILIP CHI- ooixr, of the town of Vaudreuil, in the Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Track-Clearing Equipments; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to track-clearing equipment of the V-shape type employed by railroads for the purpose of disintegrating any accumulation of hard substance below the level of the railhead and more particularly cinders, sand, ice and snow.

The constructions heretofore employed for this purpose have proved most unsatisfactory and impracticable in most cases as special rolling stock was required to carry the equipment and when the latter was put to a test it proved unable to withstand the heavy strain exerted upon it.

The objectof my invention is to provide a track-clearing device which will be readily applicable to rolling stock which is M. C. B. standard and more particularly the Jordan ballast spreader.

The advantage of combining my trackclearing device with the Jordan spreader is that the latter is very heavily built and consequent-ly is able to withstand very heavy strain and the wings coactwith the cutters in throwing the disintegrated particles to either side of the roadbed thereby preventing the ice or snow, or whatever the substance may be, from interfering with the operation of the device.

A further object of my invention is to so construct the device that wear and tear may be easily taken care of so that the cost of maintenance will be reduced to a minimum.

To this end my invention consists of the particular construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

Figure l isa plan view and Fig. 2 is a side elevationv of the track clearer.

Fig. 3 is a section of the spreader showing means of securing a cutter.

Fig; 4 is a view of a cutter.

Figs. 5 and 6 are views of the slipper.

' Fig. 7 is a view of the depending flange for clearing the rail.

Fig.` -8 is avplan view of the thrust bar.

Fig. 9, -is an elevation of vthe U-bolt nfor Securing the hanger and ,thrust rbnr.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 8, 1921.`

1919. serial No. 308,656.

F ig. 10 is a Vplan view of a bracket for securing the channel iron to the spreader.

In the accompanying drawings my trackclearing device is shown applied to a Jordan ballast spreader. This spreader consists essentially' of a flat car 2 having trucks 3, a spreading member 4 comprising a housing located at both sides and in advance of one of the trucks and having a V-shaped nose 5; laterally swinging wings 6 and 7 and power operated means 8 for lowering and raising the spreading member 4 and for operating the wings.

Upon the nose 5 of the spreader in close proximity to the rail head is mounted the track clearing device proper. This device consists of a channel iron 9 disposed horizontally and bent to angular form, the angle being more acute than the angle of the nose of spreader. The flanges of the channel iron are indicated at 10 and 12 and each is provided with a series of uniformly spaced and preferably square openings 13 the openings in the lower flange being in aline'ment with the openings in the upper ange but slightly in advance thereof to give to the cutters which are mounted therein a Aslight incline. These cutters are divided into three series. those between the rails being indicated at 14 and those on opposite sides thereof at 15 and 16. The series 14 preferably extend a greater distance below the level of the railhead than the series 15 and 16. Each cutter of each series is substantially the same as those ofthe other series and consists of a rectangular shank having a forward face 18 and side faces 19 and its lower end is of increased width to present a shoulder 20 'which performs the dual function of preventing upward displacement of the cutter relatively to the channel iron and reinforces the point 21. A cutting point 21 is constituted by shearing ofl" the faces 19 while the extreme lower portion of the face 18 is inclined at an angle to its main area to locate the point in advance ofthe main body of the cutter. The shanks of the cutters project upwardly through the openings inthe flange 12 and the openings in alinement therewith in the flange 10 and the shoulder 2O is adapted to abut against the underside of the lowermostlange 12 for the purposeof limiting the upward displacement hereinbefore alluded to. In order that each cutter may be removed independently of the other flange l2" and the 'extreme end of the point will be reduced and consequently .in'timev the cutterwould be rendered useless as it would not project the required distance belowthelevel of the .frail head. Consequently tofovercome thisV contingency a washer 24. is mounted upon each cutter between its pinV 23andthe flange `10 when the device is first constructed and =as `the `cutter becomes short ene'd it'may` bei removed and the washer inserted between the shoulder 20 and the un dersideof-ithe flange 12and the pin 23 inserted inanotherhole. Further wear may be 'taken care 'of bythe insertion of addi tional ywashersLvUpon the `underside of the flange l2and immediately above each of therails` and adapted to restthereon is a nested slipper12: Y `This slipper is bolted rigidly 'in place and is 'provided with a dependingrlangei26 `causing thejflatter to constantlyfollow-the rails,I Each section of the slipperis provided with a groove 27y to accommodate the flangeof the section immediately above it; Theseslippers are adapted to slide upon the top of the rails and they are nested `for''the-'purpose of enabling thev depth" of the cutto be varied which is necessitated bythe different sizes of the rails 'oncountereda i Forinstancef in clearing a road bed having a comparatively small rail, all' the sections would be used in order to position the cutting points a short distance above the' ties,n whereas in clearing a road bed having a comparatively large rail where the cutter mustextend a greater depth below the'rail head only one section would' be employed. l' n f In order to `mount the device with a spreader the'nose of the latter is provided with a "pair of? forwardly" projectinglugs 30 between which arbr'acket 31 is located. This 4bracket is"rigidly securedto'the rear face of thechannelf'iron and is held in posi* .tion relatively. to tlielugs by a `'comparatively lieafvyjpin :32.* iBetweeiithe channel' iron and the spreader arefinsei'ted woodenfiller strips 33, bolts 345 passingA through fthe channel iron, 'ffill'er strips i and angular spreadermeinber 4 uriitingthem'rigidly totgether.VV l i The' spreader "Hellsing is suspended from the iinderfra'me fbyf': a `diagonal hanger- 35. This hanger extndsf belowJ fthe Horizontal axial planeffof the" ywheels and the'adj acent truck and it is` reinforced 'by al thrust bar 36 one xen'd ofwhichfi's connectedby a bolster 3% and the other: to 'thehanger by a U-bolt 38V and *nutsy 39. The last-mentioned endof tiret-thrust ba'fus roundied bit-:as ,at il? ,and

provided with depending lip allthe rounded ofl yportion being for the purpose of perthe former at ther point offconnection lof thev thrust bars,y a pin '51 located inthe vertical axialplane of the king bolt passing through both thrust bars` bolster' and fillerbloclr, displacement" ofthe pinibeing prevented by Cotter pins 52.`

The `angle ofjmy improved device 4andthe position. of the cutters relatively to each other are fsuch` thathfrom the nose ofthe device -to opposite -sides thereof, each cutter is slightly fin'advance of the adjacent cutter and^consequent`lya chipping action is obtained which facilitates inthe clearing of the' road bed;V "The spacing between@ the cutters also prevents the substance which is to'be removed from the :road 'bed from jam'- ming and obtaining a lowing action. The wings v(5 and 7 also facilitate greatly inthe Y ren'ioval of thef'zdisintegrated"particles as the spreader moves along the track.

'l' he poweroperated means 'for raising and lowering theI spreader frame and operating the `wingsis common to all spreaders'ofthis type and is therefore'not herein described. What l claim is as follows:` f Al; YIn a traclieclearing device thecombination with afcarrir, of a horizontally disposed channel iron" carried by the carrier 'and being ofv angulan' form` inl longitudinal sec tion, said!` channely `iron including flanges having a plurality' ofopening's therein, a sei ries of substantially vertical" cutters projecting upwardlylth'rough the openingsvin said flanges, fixedmeans upon the cutters for preventing upward displacement thereof `and removablefmeans located "at`theupper ends of thecutters for preventing 'downward displacement thereof 1 Y V1 2; ina ftrack-blearing devicen the combination with far f carrier, of a horizontally disposed channel iron carriedby-fthecarrier and beirig'vof: angularwform in` longitudinal section said channel iron including flanges havingaplurality of openings therein, a series of vertical cutters'projecting upwardly through the openings in said flanges, "each cutter being of increased width vnear its lower end to limitupward displacement and havingfa plurality ofholes in its upper"` end and constructed l,and arrangedtofbe inserted 4through said holes for preventing f posed channel iron carried by the carrier and being of angular form in longitudinal section said channel i'ron including flanges having a plurality of openings therein, a series of vertical cutters projecting upwardly through the openings in said flanges each cutter being of increased width near its lower end to limit upward displacement and having a plurality of holes in its upper end and a pin constructed and arranged to be inserted through said holes foi` preventing downward displacement of the cutter, and a washer encircling each cutter between its pin and the upper flange of the channel iron and adapted to be inserted between the lower flange thereof and the adjacent shoulder on the cutter when the latter becomes worn.

4. The combination with a ballast spreader including a spreader member, a truck bolster, and an underframe with center sills; and means consisting of thrust bars extending between the spreader member and the bolster and between the bolster and the center sills and constructed and arranged to permit of relative movement between the underframe and the spreader member.

5. In a track-clearing device the combination with a piece of railway rolling stock and a carrier mounted thereon and extending transversely to the track, said carrier having a plurality of openings therein, of a series of substantially vertical cutters projecting upwardly through the openings in said carrier, fixed means upon the cutters adjacent their lower ends for preventing upward displacement thereof and removable means located at the upper ends of the cutters for preventing downward displacement thereof.

6. In a track clearing device the combination with a carrier extending transversely to the track, of a series `of cutters mounted in said carrier, each cutter consisting of a rectangular shank having the lower portion of its front face disposed at an angle to the plane of such face for the purpose of locating the cutter point in advance of said plane and each cutter being mounted in the carrier with its shank disposed at an angle to the road bed.

7. In a track clearing device the combination with a carrier extending transversely to the track, of a series of cutters detachably mounted in said carrier, each of said cutters consisting of a rectangular shank the lower end of which is extended forwardly to locate the cutting point in advance of the plane of the shank and rearwardly to reinforce said point, the side faces of said lower end being sheared off to present a knife edge terminating in the point.

8. In a track-clearing device, the combination with a carrier, of a channel iron extending across the rails and of angular form in longitudinal section, cutters mounted upon said channel iron and a plurality of nested flanged slippers secured to the underside of the channel iron adjacent each end thereof and in bearing relation with the rails each slipper consisting of a substantially flat member having turned up ends and a depending flange and groove adjacent one side the groove accommodatingthe flange of the slipper immediately above.

In testimony whereof I yhave signed my name to this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS PHILIP CHICOINE.

VVitnessee.'

GORDON G. COOKE, WILLIAM J. C. HEwE'rsoN. 

